The Criminal Code Act 1899 - Ozcase Queensland Historical Legal ...

228 ss. 679~, 679% CRIMINAL CODE
of aircraft. If it appears to the person in command of
an aircraft that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that any
offence involving the safety of the aircraft has been is being is about to be
or may be committed on board or in relation to the aircraft it shall
be lawful for him and for any person acting by his authority with such
assistance as he or such person may think necessary to search or cause
to be searched-
(a) The aircraft and any person luggage and freight on board
the aircraft; and
(b) Any person who is about to board the aircraft and any
luggage or freight that is about to be placed on board the
aircraft,
and seize-
(i) Anything whether animate or inanimate and whether living
or dead as to which there are reasonable grounds for
believing that it will of itself or by or on scientific examina-
tion, afford evidence as to the commission of any offence; or
(ii) Anything as to which there are reasonable grounds for
believing that it is intended to be used for the purpose of
colmmitting any offence;
and take it before a justice to be dealt with according to law.
A female shall not be searched under this section except by a female.
Inserted by Act of 1964, NO. 14, S. 21.
gB. Il)o;wers Of piO%Ct? (P ers in resped of offences ~el~a~ng certain
im1~. (1) If it appears to a police officer that there are reasonable
grounds for suspecting that any offence relating to any of the following
things, that is to say, a horse, mare, gelding, ass, mule, camel, bull, cow,
ox, ram, ewe, wether, golat or pig, or the young of any such animal,
has been, is being, is about to be or may be committed on or in relation to
any holding, the police officer may, with such assistants, animals, vehicles
and equipment as he considers necessary for the purpose-
(a) enter upon and leave as often as he considers necesary the
holding;
(b) search for and inspect any such animals or their young,
brand, mark, branding instrument or pliers and, in the
case of any such animals or their young travelling, stop them
and, for tho purpose of exercising any of the powers conferred
by this paragraph, stop any vehicle or vessel;
(e) muster, yard, detain, clip and otherwise deal ~ t any h such
animals or their young when he considers it necessary in
the proper carrying out of his investigations so to do;
(d) seize and detain any such animals or their young in respect
of which he suspects on reasonable grounds that the olwner
or person in charge has committed or is committing an
offence as aforesaid;
(e) seize and detain any other thing in respect of which he
suspects on reasonabls grounds that an offence as aforesaid
has been or is being committed by any person, whether known
to the police officer OT not;
(f) use such force as is reasonably necessary to exercise any
of the aforesaid powers.